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SPEED, DISTRACTION BLAMED FOR CRASH
FERRISBURGH | On June 28, at approximately 4:12 p.m., troopers from the Vermont State Police New Haven Barrack responded to a reported two car collision on U.S. Route 7, north of the Stage Road intersection, in the town of Ferrisburgh. Both vehicles were stopped in the southbound breakdown lane of in front of Yandow’s Sales and Service. A preliminary police investigation indicates Brian Clark, 42, of Vergennes, and Lia Broderick, 38, of Plattsburgh, New York, were both traveling southbound in a line of traffic. Due to traffic stopped ahead of her, Broderick stopped her Subaru Forester and was struck from behind a Mitsubishi Lancer operated by Clark. Neither Clark nor Broderick was injured as a result of the collision. Broderick drove her vehicle from the scene, while Clark’s vehicle sustained disabling damage and was later removed by Green Mountain Towing. Clark was found to be in violation of Title 23 VSA 1081a, “Unreasonable and Imprudent speed for conditions and hazards” and was warned for the violation. Distracted driving is a secondary contributing factor, as Clark indicated he momentarily took his attention from the road. The crash remains under investigation. ■
By Lou Varricchio EAGLE EDITOR
FESTIVE CELEBRATION: The Henry Sheldon Museum of Middlebury celebrated the anniversary of Independence Day with a concert of contemporary music, light classics, Broadway and film favorites and World War I patriotic songs performed by the Vermont Philharmonic led by Lou Kosma. New this year was a display of vintage cars, a raffle of picnic baskets painted by local artists and pulled pork sandwiches from Pratt’s Store for sale in the food tent. The evening concluded with a glorious fireworks display. File photo
MIDDLEBURY | Lyme disease is a pernicious disease. In humans, this serious disorder begins with inflammation, a rash, headache, fever, and chills, and later by possible arthritis and neurological and cardiac disorders. Lyme, name after the town in Connecticut where the disease was first identified, is caused by bacteria that are transmitted by ticks. In recent years, climate change is often blamed for the increase in tick populations in Vermont. And now, just like humans and dogs, horses can become infected with the disease, according to veterinarian Dr. Steve Angelos of Vermont’s Large Animal Medical Associates in Westford. Angelos, a former veterinary medicine professor, is originally from Plattsburgh, New York. He is currently board certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. “Lyme disease is caused by the organism Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted by the deer tick. The prevalence of B. burgdorferi is particularly high in the northeastern United States,” according to Angelos. “The transmission of Lyme occurs anytime that ticks are active, but is highest from late summer to early winter.” With more and more rural Vermonters owning living hobby horses, it’s time to pay closer attention to warnings by local vets like Angelos. Angelos noted that the clinical signs of Lyme disease are often nonspecific and can even involve multiple body systems. » Horse lyme Cont. on pg. 5
GMP Panton facility vital during heat wave By Lou Varricchio EAGLE EDITOR
PANTON | During last week’s recordbreaking heat wave, Green Mountain Power (GMP) turned to stored energy to reduce demand on the grid. “There is a network of Tesla Powerwall batteries in Vermonters’ homes, stored solar power from GMP’s Stafford Hill Solar Facility in Rutland, and GMP’s new battery storage project in Panton,” according to GMP’s Kristin Kelly. “All combined that’s enough to power about 5,000 homes during the peak.” Kelly noted that Vermonters have installed nearly 500 Tesla-manufactured batteries in their homes. “We know our customers are environmentally conscious and make smart choices about their energy use every day. In this heat wave, our customers’ safety and comfort is key. We are so glad to be able to leverage innovation
like battery storage to bring down costs for customers and keep them comfortable and safe,” said Josh Castonguay, vice president and CIO at GMP. “Our growing network of stored energy is allowing us to use technology, in partnership with our customers, to deliver innovative solutions today.” Castonguay noted the the battery resources provide backup power, like generators, “but are fueled either by customers’ own solar arrays or off the grid and GMP’s power sources are 90 percent carbon free.“ “They provide clean, convenient backup power during outages, and GMP can share access to stored energy to pull down power demand at key times like today and use stored energy to drive down costs for all customers,” according to Kelly. “The Panton solar and storage facility came online last month with support from the town. We are so glad to be able to draw from the stored energy there, also at Stafford Hill in
Rutland, and from a network of Tesla Powerwall batteries in partnership with our cus-
tomers. The energy storage drives down costs, because it drives down demand on the grid.” ■
BEAT THE HEAT WAVE: Green Mountain Power line worker Matt Butler working at the Panton solar/storage facility. The site came online in June just in time to help handle electricity demand during last week’s heat wave. GMP photo
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